Kurt Miller says:

He is the captain of his ship. He made a decision to protect his crew. I am amazed how people who could never handle his direct responsibilities have authority to fire him, much less question his orders. His send off speaks volumes toward the division between those immediately affected and those who reacted too quickly just to save political status…..

Steven M says:

Trump attacking the Navy AGAIN…this time going after a Captain who was just trying to protect his crew….I don't know how anyone in the military or any veteran can still support this coward draft dodger and thin skinned embarrassing narcissist who has insulted, belittled, and disrespected our military like no other president has ever done….(and don't even bring up Obama, he never attacked and disrespected the military the way Trump has).

Mark Wallace says:

Letter was somehow leaked, no, the Capt had sent it to over 20 to 30 additional people, some living in San Fran. He knew exactly what he was doing and he knew that help was already being arranged for those who were sick. To be clear, none of the approximately 100 crew who tested positive and were sick, had any symptoms warranting even hospitalization, rather a ICE. Your talking you sailors with no underlying conditions who based on that information, had the flu. With that letter, the Capt advised every country in that area of what was happening on that ship. The Capt was basically stating that out of a 5000 person crew, 100 sailors were sick and that rendered the entire vessel out of action. So, let me get this straight, you can operate with 5000 people, but if it drops to 4900, the vessel is done. If that’s the design of that carrier, it needs to be trashed as unworkable in any real world event. For some reason, I kind of think that the ship could operate in a full capacity with a small fraction of that 5000 person crew.

Marty Gray says:

Why is donald not held to the high standards like our military members?

Shameful. donald does not have our nation's best (it's blood & treasure) interest.

mark esper (West Point 1986) allowing underlings to pander to dear leader's (only of his Al Queda/base) non-concerns for our military members' lives and well-being; was last in his class at West Point in leadership, setting the example, being a moral & ethical compass.

Austin Beech says:

Think about it guys, if every other nation knows our military is sick and unable to defend America wouldnt that leave an open door for invaders?? I understand he was looking out for his crew but at the same time he endangered the nation and its image of security. He is basically saying our military is sick, now is the time to attack us.

Tewthpaste says:

Mark P. says:

We will never know for sure, but my take on this is that he most certainly spoke of the situation to his CO who probably didn't give much importance to the facts so the captain did what he knew would get him fired but would save his crew in the process, a true patriot and a true hero. A stupid childish admiral didn't like being passed over by a captain THAT'S WHAT I THINK HAPPENED!

William Smith says:

Debbie Meyers says:

Ok Mr. Trump, youve been wanting to pardon someone so bad, you are the commander in chief, reinstate a good man, it will make you look good, maybe win over some voters, plus you get to show everyone your the big boss

Lenin Lives says:

vocal thinker says:

This is not a cruise liner..like the Diamond Princess…the sailors do not have individual cabins..having seen the catastrophe in the Diamond Princess..as a leader he acted bravely before the entire crew is infected..he is not only protecting his sailors but the entire navy community and their families…salute to you Sir, Captain Crozier !!!

Ewokis Amokis says:

Cindy Gray says:

Lies And the false accuse the captain When he asked the navy to help him and it did nothing it don't give on the right to fire the man when he was concerned for the men Safety long did they dragged their feet on all this

Kael Griffis says:

Thu Trâm New York says:

If it wasn’t him had the ship docked in Vietnam for 5 days, then allowed sailors to go around Vietnam during this pandemic, the sailors won’t get infected with the virus; he should know well that the Vietcong always hide the bad things happened in Vietnam, so he shouldn’t trust to have sailors go around in Vietnam especially when it is in the North and Central Vietnam, where there were mostly Chinese people live and Chinese tourists. Before docking he should knew well what’s going on now and is the Vietcong trustworthy for whatever data they give out on the CCP virus. He should be held accountable for lack of imposing safety protocols to protect the sailors, but since he failed it, so NO he’s not a hero in this case. It’s his responsibility as a captain to ensure the safety of the sailors before making any decision, but lack of determination in the captain position is not acceptable. So it’s right to fire him.

James Jackson says:

The letter wasnt the problem,he was frustrated and he wrote his Commanding Officers. But when it gets leaked out, it's a big problem. And no iam not brainwashed or just a Trump supporter. It's the Military and there is orders to be followed. The general public dosent need to ,and no other countries should ever know our military status of readiness.

bongo155 says:

Why does Faux News show footage of Ticonderoga and Arleigh Burke ships at the start when talking about a Nimitz class carrier? If they couldnt find any footage of CVN-71 just show footage of a different Nimitz class carrier.

Ray Flo says:

David Simmons says:

Naw, they been wanting to fire him & saw this as a reason to do it. It's like the military wanted them to stay sick because he was fired for reporting it. What since does that make. So please don't remind us about emails & servers because Hillary Clinton did worse than that but yet she's still praised

Aaron Lecciones says:

Should be, what is he? A sissy liberal looking for attention. This should be handled by the military within their own confines. This is the military not the civilian branch of government, if you want your country to be secure they need to be able to control their communication.

Why does he run to the media?Why doesnt he trust the military?It ruins the military, the captain creates a wrong environment, the captain mismanaged this.

Mark Oliver says:

Round One says:

I agree he should be fired he has to follow navy protocols there is nothing he could of done for his sailors obviousely he was still on that ship with his sailors in it, if you did not fire that captain then he would be considered higher in command. The protocol I believe he needs to send the email to a secured email to the secretary of defense then the secretary of defense forwards it to the President of the United States , what he did was send it to a unsecured email and he sent it to people lower in command

Ace Hood says:

Jon Jaramillo says:

Soooooo……… he gets fired for an "email" incident while trying to PROTECT THE LIVES OF MEN AND WOMEN UNDER HIS COMMAND….. i want to know what the governments plan is for hillary clinton and all her scandals….

Matt McCaffrey says:

No way he would have sent the letter had he not tried everything else. Of course he discussed his concerns with the immediate "strike commander down the hall". That guy was doing the same thing as the other reigning leadership – and telling him not to worry about it – as they took days maybe weeks to do anything if they in fact were even doing anything. No he didn't discuss the letter with him – because they probably would have stripped him of command right then and there if he did mention it. This guy's a hero who put his men above himself.

Daniel T says:

R.C Coleman says:

The captain clearly did not trust his superiors, but look at this administration they lie every press conference and aren’t held accountable…who was he going to a acting secretary with no dam experience, or a president that lacks integrity and common sense

Anomaly Entity says:

He gave up his life for his crew.Does he get his retirement?Will he be sanctioned for his actions?Fired for doing the right thing.Are they gonna mark him as a "traitor" like all those who do the right thing?Something is off.2 Thessalonians 2:10-12Try to social distance at homeless shelters packed like a concentration camp because the cities say it's bad for businesses.

Ramon Vazquez-Veta says:

I don't think you can become a captain of a ship if you dont follow protocol and chain of command rules 24/7 that is the code a captain would live by one would think. So if those rules where broken it was a last resort. The guy who fired him should get on a ship contaminated with the virus. See how many chain of command rules he breaks to get off that ship cause help aint coming fast enough…

First Last says:

ERIC HAYNES says:

He was fired for failing protocol. As a soldier that is never acceptable, but as a person that maybe necessary. Anyone who has served knows the chain of command can act slow and are idiots. This man care about his sailors over his job.

claudi hallo says:

Carolyn Robinson says:

Trump fired this man, because he think that by the man reported what happening on his ship, would help block his coming election for presidency, which is already lost, because of all the people that have died from the virus and if he had listen to his intelligence, wouldn't have been the way it is now. He don't care, still don't care , all he's interested in the economy and his up coming presidency.

Quin Kareem says:

How did ppl on the ship get the disease if theyve been at sea for months and come into no contact with ppl on land. Its because of 5g. That's why it's a secret, its not a human contact virus and being on ship with no one who had it proves this.

Bon Lued says:

How, unbelievable ??Someone who actually cared for his fellow service men and women. What a slap in the face and to be so arrogant to think that this put the ship in danger. It was probably protected better since it was announced. Firing him should never have happened!!